John Canemaker
John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression. His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1943-05-28
Known for
- Frank and Ollie (1995) — Himself
- Walt & El Grupo (2008) — Self
- The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005) — Director
- Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010) — Self
- You Don't Have to Die (1988) — Animation
- Tyrus (2015) — Self
- Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (2001) — Himself
- Camera Three — Self/Host
- Cartoon Carnival (2021) — Self
- Bottom's Dream (1984) — Director
- Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp (2006) — Self
- From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella (2005) — Self
- Celebrating Dumbo (2001) — Self
- Cartoon Logic (2005) — Self
- Remembering Winsor McCay (1976) — Producer
- Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987) — Animation